Marshall Islands vs OECD members: Prevalence of overweight
Marshall Islands
73.2%
in 2022
OECD members
57.2%
in 2022
Marshall Islands rank
17th
OECD members rank
14th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Marshall Islands
- OECD members
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 73.2% against 57.2% in OECD members, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 17th and OECD members ranks 14th of 196 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 46.0% | 24.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 51.7% | 20.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 55.3% | 17.4% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 57.0% | 16.1% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Marshall Islands or OECD members?
- Marshall Islands, at 73.2% against 57.2% in OECD members as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Marshall Islands and OECD members?
- 16.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and OECD members?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Marshall Islands and OECD members rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Marshall Islands ranks 17th and OECD members ranks 14th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.